New Lithium Discoveries Can Secure America’s Clean Energy Future (nationalinterest.org)
We don't know how to behave in the office anymore, bosses say. The solution? Charm school (www.latimes.com)
You walk into the office kitchen to heat up your lunch and are greeted by a mess. Your co-worker Bridget has left the communal area in disarray — again....
UN agency probes staff suspected of role in Oct. 7 attacks (www.reuters.com)
GENEVA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas and that it had severed ties with those staff members. “The Israeli authorities have provided UNRWA with...
Israeli settlers hold conference on resettlement in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflicts (apnews.com)
Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of a toxic mix of cartel violence and land disputes....
Climate activists throw soup at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa as farmers’ protests continue (apnews.com)
Two climate activists hurled soup Sunday at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system. This came amid protests by French farmers against several issues, including low wages....
Ohio, Michigan Republicans In Released Audio: "Endgame" Is To Ban Trans Care "For Everyone" (www.erininthemorning.com)
In audio released Friday evening, senators and representatives from Ohio and Michigan revealed the "endgame" is to ban transgender care "for everyone."
Oregon weekly newspaper to relaunch print edition after theft forced it to lay off its entire staff (apnews.com)
An Oregon weekly newspaper that had to lay off its entire staff after its funds were embezzled by a former employee will relaunch its print edition next month, its editor said, a move made possible in large part by fundraising campaigns and community contributions....
Climate Disasters Prompt Another Home Insurance Company to Leave a State (www.scientificamerican.com)
NYC woman arrested after human head, body parts found in refrigerator (www.pennlive.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City woman was charged with concealing a corpse after officers discovered a man’s head and body parts in her apartment’s refrigerator, officials said Friday.
Over 7,000 students see their lunch debts wiped after $1 million donation (www.goodmorningamerica.com)
Over 7,000 students in Georgia with unpaid lunch balances are getting a helping hand following a $1 million initiative from the Arby’s Foundation, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
Bayer ordered to pay $2.25 billion in latest Roundup trial (news.yahoo.com)
(Reuters) -Bayer was ordered on Friday to pay $2.25 billion to a Pennsylvania man who said he developed cancer from exposure to the company’s Roundup weedkiller, the man’s attorneys said....
No diploma? No problem! Navy again lowers requirements as it struggles to meet recruitment goals (abcnews.go.com)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy is starting to enlist individuals who didn’t graduate from high school or get a GED, marking the second time in about a year that the service has opened the door to lower-performing recruits as it struggles to meet enlistment goals.
What happened at the nation's first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account (apnews.com)
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — As witnesses including five news reporters watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas.
Rite Aid’s ‘reckless’ use of facial recognition got it banned from using the technology in stores for five years | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Economists Predicted a Recession. So Far They’ve Been Wrong (www.nytimes.com)
A widely predicted recession never showed up. Now, economists are assessing what the unexpected resilience tells us about the future....
Oakland California's largest employer advises employees to eat lunch on campus due to crime risk (www.nbcbayarea.com)
Shunned in computer age, cursive makes a comeback in California (news.yahoo.com)
FULLERTON, California (Reuters) - A generation of children who learned to write on screens is now going old school....
Pentagon ex-UFO chief says conspiracy theorists in government drive spending (www.theguardian.com)
What happened at the nation's first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account (apnews.com)
Hermit crabs are 'wearing' our plastic rubbish (www.bbc.com)
Hermit crabs all over the world, which scavenge shells as armour for their bodies, are turning increasingly to plastic waste instead....
More than 1 in 4 U.S. adults identify as religious "nones," new data shows (www.cbsnews.com)
More than 1 in 4 American adults identify as “religious nones,” meaning they consider themselves to be “atheist,” “agnostic” or “nothing in particular,” according to a report from the Pew Research Center released Wednesday....
What China’s E.V. City Says About the State of the Economy (www.nytimes.com)
Hefei has led the country in making electric vehicles and other tech products, but it still has not escaped a nationwide housing crisis....
Science sleuths are using technology to find fakery in published research (apnews.com)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, announced Jan. 22 it’s requesting retractions and corrections of scientific papers after a British blogger flagged problems in early January....
A trial in Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay's 2002 killing is starting, and testing his anti-drug image (apnews.com)
Now Jay’s case is the first of those killings to go to trial. Opening statements are set for Monday in the federal murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, who were arrested in 2020....
